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Non-Compliant Vehicles To Pay Up To £200 To Enter Southampton From 2019

Wednesday, 8 Feb 2017

Commercial vehicles that aren’t Euro-6 compliant will have to pay a fine of up to £200 from 2019 to enter Southampton, according to the city’s council.

Speaking at the Making Freight Consolidation Centres Work event in the city last week, Neil Tuck, programme manager for the local sustainable transport fund at the council, told delegates about plans for a clean air zone (CAZ).

Tuck said that Southampton was currently home to a quarter of a million people and a major transport hub, including the biggest cruise port and second largest container hub in the UK.

Population growth during the next few years is expected to add 20% to current traffic levels alone, and city and surrounding area already has an air quality problem.

“We are one of the worst cities in the UK in regards breaching air pollution safety guidelines,” he said.